A Ride in the Country: First Day of RAGBRAI hot and short

Sunday, July 24, 2016

First Day of RAGBRAI hot and short

No pictures today since my iPhone battery still has a flakey battery

Today's ride was just about 50 miles with many rolling hills and hot temps. A bit of rain cooled the evening and thanks to Dr. Bryant, we are sleeping inside dry and cool.

Longer (75 mile) day tomorrow. Hope it is dry and cooler. Still having a blast. Will be hard to return to work

Did weigh myself. Now about 169 lbs.

1 comment:

Richard EiswerthJuly 25, 2016 at 8:03 PM
Wow! There may be nothing left of you by the time this is all done.
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About the Ride

For many years one of the items on my “bucket list” has been a cross country bike ride. It looks like this summer it will happen. Bright and early on Sunday, June 19, I will join up with my brother-in-law and several other riders in Seattle, to begin an adventure that will take us through 7 states and across the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. We plan to join our RAGBRAI team near Council Bluffs and will end the ride with Team Animals at the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa, on July 30.

The 3000 +/- mile ride will take us through some extraordinary country. Devil’s Tower, West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole are only few of the cool places we will see. Over the 37 days we will climb a total of 113,000 feet.

I have been training since the fall and still have a way to go but am looking forward to the challenge and adventure.

Depending on my access to the internet along the route, I plan to use this blog to chronicle the trip for anyone who might find my trek of some interest.